Heidi Leyshon

Grants and Impact @Southmead Development Trust

Bristol, GB

A proactive leader with a proven ability to mobilise social action programmes and drive meaningful community development. Skilled in fostering collaboration and uniting diverse stakeholders to strengthen community resilience and create lasting social impact. Adept at translating vision into action, securing funding, and delivering sustainable outcomes that empower communities and drive positive change. With strong analytical skills, successfully achieved an 80% funding success rate to drive place-focused social action and community initiatives. Recent successes includes:A community development programme through creating the first community development team for the Trust, 27 community leaders, 48 volunteers and 30 community groups and over 2500 residentsenjoying a sense of belonging to their communityAn employment and training service enabling mental health, community adult learning and employability to secure financial wellbeing outcomes, through nurturing a partnership with CAB, Barclays Bank, Bristol City Council and many other employment related stakeholders to a projected 800 residents by securing £500k investment for a five year programmeLevering £2.7 million capital funding for community building regeneration creating more space to deliver community health programmes for todays and tomorrows generationsSecuring Community Investment Levy funding by using the TOMs social value framework secures £6 million which will enable our community-led housing. A scheme of 187 homes with ground floor units for community health initiatives and regeneration of the high street and public realm spacesImplementing a measurement framework and producing the Trust\'s inaugural and now annual, Social Impact report, enabling articulation to stakeholders, partners and the community, of £250m* social value generated in the last four years through our social action and community development programmes (*Calculated using the UK Social Value Bank)

Mary Gober

Certificate

APMG

Certificate

Institute of Customer Service

Certificate

University of the West of England

Housing and Neighbourhoods HNC